Sarah Palin’s defamation case against New York Times thrown out
by Maya Yang and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#5W4Y8)
Judge tosses the former vice-presidential candidate's case while allowing the jury to continue deliberations
Sarah Palin's lawsuit accusing the New York Times of defaming her by incorrectly linking her to a mass murder was thrown out on Monday.
US District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said he will order the dismissal of the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate's lawsuit, but in an unusual twist, he will enter his order after the jury finishes its own deliberations.
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